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    An in-silico analysis of the SMART study of HIV infection


    Ferreira, Jorge and Middleton, Rick (2008) An in-silico analysis of the SMART study of HIV infection. IFAC Symposia Series.

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    Abstract

    A mathematical model is developed to further examine the dynamic interaction of uninfected T cells with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) mutations. We study how the dynamics are affected by immune response to infected cells under intermittent antiretroviral therapy. Our goal is to analyze the SMART (Strategies for Management of anti-retroviral Therapy) study outcomes and based on that try to identify possible causes of its failure. We mathematically describe the HIV infection and perform numerical simulation to approach the course of the disease. Preliminary results suggest that the scheduling of follow-up visits and working range of CD4+ T cells count used during the SMART study could explain the observed adverse outcomes in that trial.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Modelling and simulation; Biomedical systems; Control theory; HIV dynamics; In-Silico; Hamilton Institute.
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
    Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
    Item ID: 1660
    Depositing User: Hamilton Editor
    Date Deposited: 16 Nov 2009 14:50
    Journal or Publication Title: IFAC Symposia Series
    Publisher: Pergamon
    Refereed: Yes
    URI: https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/1660
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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